Ranko Honjou and Yukana Yame from the upcoming anime series of Meguru Ueno’s Hajimete no Gal (First-Time Gal) manga has been featured as a poster in the August 2017 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here and you can view the other posters that come bundled in this issue here.
In addition, the official website of the anime adaptation of Meguru Ueno’s Hajimete no Gal (First-Time Gal) manga has announced that the upcoming series is slated to air from July 12. A new 15-second commercial which previews the opening theme song “Hajimete no SEASON” by Junjou no Afilia was also streamed.
In additon, the second promotional video was recently streamed.
Here’s the first promotional video:
The main cast of the anime consists of:
Shintaro Asanuma (Takatoshi Tsuda from Seitokai Yakuindomo) will voice Junichi Hashiba
Yuki Nagaku (Ichigo Moesaki from Sore ga Seiyuu!) as Yukana Yame
Eri Kitamura (Yui in Angel Beats!) is going to voice Ranko Honjou
Ayana Taketatsu (Kirino Kousaka from Oreimo) will be voicing as Yui Kashii
Yui Ogura (Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.) voices Shizune Fujinoki
Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Mikado Ryuugamine from Durarara!!) joins the cast to voice Shinpei Sakamoto
Kenji Akabane (The Producer from THE IDOLM@STER) as Keigo Ishida
Minoru Shiraishi (Minoru Shiraishi from Lucky Star) voices Minoru Kobayakawa
The anime’s production consists of:
- Director and Anime Character Designer: Hiroyuki Furukawa (Okusama ga Seitokaichou!, Piccole Principesse Lil’Pri)
- Series Composer: Yuuichiro Momose (Minori Scramble! and Fate/Zero Production Assistant)
- Sound Director: Masakatsu Oomuro (Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken, Okusama ga Seitokaichou!)
- Animation Studio: Naz (Hamatora, DRAMAtical Murder)
Meguru Ueno’s Hajimete no Gal (First-Time Gal) manga series was published in Kadokawa’s Monthly Shounen Ace magazine in November 2015, and Kadokawa published the second compiled book volume in October.
Hajimete no Gal synopsis:
Spring. The “season of love” has arrived and it seems that finding himself a girlfriend was harder than Junichi believed. To break the status quo, Junichi’s friends have forced him into confessing to the gal, Yame Yukana. However, things do not go quite as he expected. A series of “firsts” begins!
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://hajimete-no-gal.jp/
And follow Ueno on Twitter: @uenotei
